Evening Grosbeaks
Nov 14, 2022 22:28:52 #
Evening Grosbeaks; a first sighting at our feeders here in KY.
Was sitting watching TV when a group of different-looking birds came through. I was able to get my camera and get a few shots through the glass of the patio doors before they flew off.
Had to go to the Merlin Bird ID app and some internet bird sites before we figured out what they were. The one in best focus is most likely a female, with the other two being males.
I went upstairs to my better birding window in hopes they would come back, but so far no joy.
EveningGrosbeaks_13Nov2022_011 by Marshall Smith, on Flickr
Marshall
Was sitting watching TV when a group of different-looking birds came through. I was able to get my camera and get a few shots through the glass of the patio doors before they flew off.
Had to go to the Merlin Bird ID app and some internet bird sites before we figured out what they were. The one in best focus is most likely a female, with the other two being males.
I went upstairs to my better birding window in hopes they would come back, but so far no joy.
EveningGrosbeaks_13Nov2022_011 by Marshall Smith, on FlickrMarshall
Nov 14, 2022 23:31:38 #
Nice shot.
They came through here about a week ago (northern Michigan.) They never stay long.
They came through here about a week ago (northern Michigan.) They never stay long.
Nov 15, 2022 00:07:04 #
Blenheim Orange wrote:
Nice shot.
They came through here about a week ago (northern Michigan.) They never stay long.
They came through here about a week ago (northern Michigan.) They never stay long.
Where do they winter?
I'm confused. I guess that KY is about as far south as they range, and are now working their way back north to winter breeding grounds.
Does that sound correct?
Marshall
Nov 15, 2022 00:20:30 #
bluezzzzz wrote:
Where do they winter?
I'm confused. I guess that KY is about as far south as they range, and are now working their way back north to winter breeding grounds.
Does that sound correct?
Marshall
I'm confused. I guess that KY is about as far south as they range, and are now working their way back north to winter breeding grounds.
Does that sound correct?
Marshall
I am not sure, but from what I have read they wander around North America. They range as far south as central Mexico.
Here is a range map:
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Evening_Grosbeak/maps-range
"Irregular migrant. When cone crops in northern coniferous forests are poor, Evening Grosbeaks 'irrupt' in fall and spend the winter far south of their normal range. These irruptions formerly happened every 2–3 years in the eastern United States but have become less frequent, particularly in the East, since the 1980s. Western subspecies migrate to lower elevations for the winter."
Nov 15, 2022 05:39:36 #
bluezzzzz wrote:
Evening Grosbeaks; a first sighting at our feeders... (show quote)
Nice shots Marshall
Nov 15, 2022 09:19:51 #
Nov 15, 2022 14:18:20 #
bluezzzzz wrote:
Evening Grosbeaks; a first sighting at our feeders... (show quote)
Lovely shot after you apparently cornered the market ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Nov 15, 2022 14:31:04 #
joecichjr wrote:
Lovely shot after you apparently cornered the market ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Not quite, lol!
Another birder posted a sighting and a pic to our KY FB group a bit before I did, from a couple of counties to the southwest...
Marshall
Nov 15, 2022 15:32:12 #
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